Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They come from the roughest jails where they expect trouble all the time . |
| 2 | Auntie Nellie only came to visit on special occasions so I expect Dad must have written to invite her to the wedding . |
| 3 | His share was a good quarter of the capital provided for the voyage , so I expect returns . ’ |
| 4 | What is more , they are probably paying for their own lessons , so they expect results . |
| 5 | Well I think we 'd better leave them just to do what they like , cos I expect Gwen wants to get on with her dinner now . |
| 6 | Hunting may well become outlawed but we are deluding ourselves if we expect angling to follow in the foreseeable future although I am sure it will also go in future decades . |
| 7 | If we expect failure , we need n't take risks . |
| 8 | HOT-BLOODED men beating a path to the Liverpool Playhouse for the return of the Raving Beauties are in for a shock if they expect Paula Wilcox to reveal all in the adults only show . |
| 9 | Of course , whether people are refused credit because of their probable inability to repay , or whether they do not apply for it because they expect refusal on the same grounds , the results are the same . |
| 10 | The ending also is unexpected , as you expect Finn + Jim to reach the state they were heading for + live happily ever after . |
| 11 | But that is precisely what happens when we expect plants to live and thrive , not as nature intended , but on chemical fertilizers . |